What would you do...?

[MNBoxster]

Hi,

Ok, admittedy I have been confused by this whole thread.

But I have a sister who is an Obstetric Surgeon, married to a Surgeon Board Certified in Urolological, Oncological and Micro-Surgery (3 specialties). They both maintain Private Practices as well as being on the Faculty of OSU (Ohio State University) School of Medicine. The one common denominator between them and every Surgeon I have ever met is decisiveness.

My advice... revisit what you want, not the Spouse or the Practical and stick with it. Who cares really. You're the one who has to live with it. I'm not trying to Slam you, but no one can make the right decision for you... we simply lack your unique perspective. Think about it, making a Financial Decision based on what a bunch of Internet Schmoes may or may not think...?

You can only seek so many consultations before you must act... in Car Trading or Medicine. I don't care if you keep the Boxster or not, I have no stake in the ultimate outcome. Don't over-analyze, go with your Gut and be done with it. None of this is irreversable...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

[Mantis]

Mach - I have to agree with Jim99...Just make the call and move on, not looking back. Life is too short to worry about second guessing yourself BEFORE you make your decision.

[SD987]

That $38K on your current Box seems pretty generous, but I'm assuming the 330ci is a coupe, and the price seems kind of high for a car that starts at 37.6. If not, why don't you get a 330ci or CPO M3 convertible and let the whole family enjoy some top-down fun?

Did they say anything about the yellow calipers? Like...we're going to have to "fix that"....

You should have told them it had ceramic brakes and received an extra $8,000 on your trade-in...

[mach schnell]

the funny thing about joining a forum and being a regular participant who both starts threads and responds to them, is that sometimes what one writes or how they become represented is more in the character of "please help me decide..." rather than "hmm this is an interesting thought or dilemma, so let's get some discussion generated..."

certainly, as i started down this road, considering what course of action to take to quickly and effectively go from two-to-one car (s), i saw an opportunity to express an unusual perspective or perhaps skewed stream of logic to achieve an endpoint and share that with a group of others with a common interest who also actively communicate opinions and thoughts. certainly, as this is a difficult decision, i've vacillated back and forth and thus, it's been interesting to hear what other individuals who share a passion for driving would do if in the same situation.

many of you have probably deduced that one objective of using the porsche to eliminate the vw is the fulfillment of ease - in other words, rather than spending weeks of entertaining haggling tire kickers and weekend test drivers and potentially/ultimately take a loss on a private party sale (an endeavor which really dis-interests me), i'd take a lazy way out and let both cars go and have the vw neg equity eaten up by some of the pos. equity in the porsche. my left of center logic here has really generated some good discussion, i think, that reveals how people view the things they are passionate about and what or who they think are important when making decisions that affect multiple individuals.

that being said, we've decided to ride out the sale of the vw, recognizing that also, we have such a good position on the boxster (both equity and monthly payment) that taking the quick way out to be be free of the vw, we'd kick ourselves 6 months down the road! and again, thank god for my wife, who doesn't understand the whole guy-car thing, but still stressed that she didn't really want me to sell the boxster ("i know you love that thing and it's the only virgin you've ever been in..." )

now, hopefully on tues these new tires will put an end to my vibration demon and i can again enjoy the purity of my car!!!

[JackG]

[QUOTE=mach schnell]thank god for my wife, who doesn't understand the whole guy-car thing, but still stressed that she didn't really want me to sell the boxster ("i know you love that thing and it's the only virgin you've ever been in..." )
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That virgin thing is vastly overated. Most virgins, just like yours, have a couple of kinks that have to be worked out before they are truly enjoyable, working smoothly, and are fun to drive.

[eslai]

Congrats, man. I think it's a sound decision.

[986Jim]

DO NOT BUY A DEMO CAR!!!!!

We bought the Beetle Demo and the dealer gave us a good trade in on our pathfinder that nobody else would. I couldn't figure out why. Same scenario sight un seen and it was a good deal.

The tranny blew in the Beetle (with only my wife driving not me) about a year later. The people who drove the car drove it so hard, the clutch was totally smoked, the ring gear on the diff was shipped and syncros were all smoked and the gears bashed up pretty good.

Every single person who drives a demo beats the crap out of the car and tranny. The dealer knows this and unloads it cheap or with good trade in value to get rid of them. It doens't matter what the story behind the demo is, it's a lie. We were told the Beetle was driven by the owners car, turns out later on it was a regular demo and people we knew had driven the car and really beat it up. We had factory warranty but this didn't make up for the fact that it was in the shop all the friggin time. It was a total nightmare

VW dined us warranty on the tranny saying it was my wifes fault and so on which is total bs. We had to fight for over a month and the end result was only being covered 80% of the cost. What a load of crap. My wife drives standard well, so don't even think that it's her fault, she drives my Talon with no problems and has been driving standard for 11-12 years solid now, so it's definately not her driving style. THe dealership tried to imply that and I cut the guy off at the knees when he started with that bs.

Anyway long story short, a demo is the Worst car to buy. When they give you a deal there is a specific reason for it. Because the car is a heep of shait.

[denverpete]

Originally Posted by MNBoxster

Think about it, making a Financial Decision based on what a bunch of Internet Schmoes may or may not think...?

Hey! I resemble that remark! Why, just yesterday I had to run an opinion poll just to figure out what shoes to wear.

Anyway, I get your point Jim. However I really doubt that MS is going to buy a car just off our recommendations. But, discussions like this are pretty useful in bouncing ideas back and forth. I find that discussion "in my head" are generally less valid or useful than those which require me to actually "verbally" articulate my thoughts.

While MS definately needs to determine what he really wants - it certainly also matters what his wife wants. Well, unless his relationship or finances are different than anyone I know. The true beauty is when the "stars align" and what you REALLY want meets up with the finances and spousal support. For me - that was my Boxster. Will it happen again - Man I hope so - but I've got a lot of chores to finish before I try again.

Best of luck MS - I personally like the BMW idea. Really nice car - not a Porsche - but a really nice car in a Not a Porsche sort of way. Did I mention it's not a Porsche?